Earth Harmony Festival

The fifth annual Earth Harmony Festival, to be held October 1 and 2 at Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, in Tumacácori, invites participants to, "Experience the lifestyle of the near future." The weekend is filled with educational speakers; EcoTours highlighting the many sustainable practices of the EcoVillage; yoga; higher-consciousness live music; dancing; delicious and vitalizing foods; a kaleidoscopic interactive Kid's Village; a Locavore's Vendor Village; and camping under the celestial skies. Live music for the festival is provided by Global Change Music Nonprofit Record Label bands.

Avalon Gardens has been flourishing since 1989 and is now the largest ecovillage in North America, with more than 115 change agents from around the world living on 220 acres in the beautiful and fertile Santa Cruz Valley. The Earth Harmony Festival is a culturally creative, entertaining and informative weekend showcasing a new paradigm society of enlightened cooperation, shared resources, regenerative culture, honest communication, selfless service, proactive global stewardship and compassionate care for humanity and the Earth.

Admission is free. Donations for activities and ecotours are encouraged. For more information, call 520-398-2542 or visit EarthHarmonyFestival.org.